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Table 3 Multivariate odds ratios (OR) and 95% confidence intervals (CI) for the association between positive attitudes toward continual collaboration with PCTs and independent variables

From: Collaboration between physicians and a hospital-based palliative care team in a general acute-care hospital in Japan

Independent variables

OR

(95% CI)

Sex (male)

2.58

(0.57--18.6)

Physician experience (years)

0.99

(0.93--1.06)

Knowledge about WHO analgesic ladder (Yes)

6.75

(1.98--25.8)

Interest in palliative care (scores)a

1.68

(1.15--2.50)

  1. a Answers ranged from "none" (1 point) to "definite" (7 points) with respect to interest in palliative care.
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BMC Palliative Care

ISSN: 1472-684X

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